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Orange has taken another step forward in its Net Zero Carbon by 2040 environmental strategy by creating Orange Nature, an innovative EUR50 million carbon fund, with returns in high-quality carbon credits only.
Launched with the asset management company Mirova (Natixis Investment Managers), the Orange Nature fund will directly or indirectly invest in various carbon sequestration projects around the world: afforestation, reforestation, and restoration of natural ecosystems (mangroves or agroforestry projects). Specific attention will be paid to the economic and social development of the regions and populations affected by the projects as well as the positive impacts they have on biodiversity.
Exegy Incorporated, a provider of market data and trading infrastructure to the financial services industry, and a portfolio company of Marlin Equity Partners, has added two experienced industry professionals to its global sales organisation.
Devry Ross joins Exegy as Global Head of Partners, while Jared Singer has joined the firm as Head of Sales – Americas.
Both Ross and Singer will report to Craig Schachter, Chief Revenue Officer for Exegy.
US Bank subsidiary, US Bancorp Asset Management, has closed on the acquisition of PFM Asset Management (PFMAM) originally announced on 8 July.
PFM Asset Management will continue to operate as a separate registered investment advisor. As part of the acquisition, more than 250 PFM Asset Management employees have joined US Bank.
MillTechFX, the FinTech affiliate of Millennium Global Investments, has partnered with Investec Bank to provide fund managers with a margin-free foreign exchange (FX) hedging solution which enables transparent best execution across 10-plus counterparty banks without the cash drag associated with having to fund initial and variation margin calls.
Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm, has relocated one of its experienced Funds & Investment Management Partners – Dan Beckett – from its Cayman Islands office to London.
Beckett, who has been with the firm for over 14 years and advises on the formation of both open-ended and private equity funds as well as on-going legal and regulatory compliance and general maintenance of all kinds of alternative investment funds, will work closely with Harjit Kaur who leads the London Funds & Investment Management practice. He will also collaborate with the firm’s other London practice groups which include Corporate,
Alternative investment firm Angelo Gordon has appointed Allison Binns, former Executive Director for Global Sustainability Research at Morgan Stanley, as Head of Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) and Sustainable Investing Strategies.
In this new role, Binns will lead and drive a best-in-class, strategic approach to ESG integration and opportunity across Angelo Gordon’s global platform. Binns will report to Josh Baumgarten and Adam Schwartz, Angelo Gordon’s co-Chief Executive Officers.
WATI.io (WhatsApp Team Inbox), a comprehensive WhatsApp customer engagement tool for small businesses, has raised USD8.3 million in a Series A round led by Sequoia Capital India.
Surge, Base Partners and several prominent angels including Gokul Rajaram, a member of the DoorDash executive team, also participated in the round.
Meridian Adhesives Group (Meridian) has acquired American Sealants Inc (ASI), a specialist in product assembly adhesives and sealants.
Financial terms of the deal, which will see ASI will join Meridian’s Industrial Division, have not been disclosed.
Tech24, backed by private equity firm HCI Equity Partners, has acquired RMS Mechanical Services.
Tech24 is a US provider of repair and maintenance services for food service and commercial HVAC equipment. Financial terms of the deal, which is Tech24’s seventh add-on acquisition in the foodservice repair and maintenance market, have not been disclosed.
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